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<p>Jazz Unlimited for Sunday, December 14 will be “The Career of Coleman Hawkins: the Father of the Tenor Saxophone." &nbsp;Coleman Hawkins was the first to recognize the beauty and utility of the tenor saxophone. &nbsp;Before he came along, it was a novelty instrument. &nbsp;Since his first recording in 1921, Hawkins has paved the way for a lot of tenor players and influenced many. &nbsp;He is known as the “father of the tenor saxophone.” We will listen to his 47-year career that includes music with Fletcher Henderson, St.Thu, 11 Dec 2014 21:45:46 +0000Dennis Owsley41788 at http://news.stlpublicradio.orgThe Career Of Coleman Hawkins: Father Of The Tenor SaxophoneFood And Drinkhttp://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/food-and-drink
<p>Jazz Unlimited for Sunday, November 23 will present “Food and Drink.”&nbsp; Thanksgiving is the season of gluttony and we will present music suggestive of the season, dividing the show into breakfast, lunch, libations and dinner selections.&nbsp; The artists featured on this show include Bunny Berigan, Phineas Newborn, Jr., Les McCann, Art Tatum, Hank Mobley, Coleman Hawkins, Nat “King” Cole, Billie Holiday, Don Byas, Cyrus Chestnut, Louis Armstrong, Lionel Hampton, Lee Morgan, Gene Harris, Eddie Harris, Dizzy Gillespie.Sat, 22 Nov 2014 17:06:46 +0000Dennis Owsley41320 at http://news.stlpublicradio.orgFood And DrinkJazz Live From The Five Spot, Village Gate And Cafe Bohemiahttp://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/jazz-live-five-spot-village-gate-and-cafe-bohemia
<p>Jazz Unlimited for January 12, 2014 will present “Live Jazz from the Five-Spot, Village Gate and Café Bohemia.”&nbsp; Energy reflected back to performing artists from an up close and personal audience often brings out the best performances.&nbsp; We will feature live performances from Donald Byrd &amp; Pepper Adams, Les McCann, Stanley Turrentine, Mongo Santamaria, Kenny Dorham, Coleman Hawkins, Sir Roland Hanna, Kenny Burrell, Herbie Mann, Horace Silver, Charles Mingus, Miles Davis.Sun, 12 Jan 2014 19:00:22 +0000Dennis Owsley32950 at http://news.stlpublicradio.orgJazz Live From The Five Spot, Village Gate And Cafe BohemiaThe Career Of Bob Brookmeyerhttp://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/career-bob-brookmeyer
<p>Jazz Unlimited for Sunday, November 3 will present some of the nearly sixty year career of valve trombonist, pianist, composer, arranger and teacher Bob Brookmeyer.&nbsp; He has played with, arranged and composed for such people as Terry Gibbs, Clark Terry, the Birdland Dream Band, the Gerry Mulligan Quartet and Sextet, Stan Getz, the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra, the Jimmy Giuffre Three, his own New Art Orchestra as well as his own small groups.&nbsp; The show will include work by such artists as pianists Roger Kellaway and Hank Jones, saxophonists Coleman Hawkins, Al Cohn, Richie KamucaThu, 31 Oct 2013 18:21:41 +0000Dennis Owsley31067 at http://news.stlpublicradio.orgThe Career Of Bob Brookmeyer